Investiture Ceremony; Investiture Dinner

On Friday 21 September 2012, at Government House, Canberra, the Governor-General Ms Quentin Bryce AC CVO and Mr Michael Bryce AM AE attended, and the Governor-General, as Chancellor of the Order of Australia, conducted an Investiture Ceremony.

Afterwards, the Governor-General received the High Commissioner-designate to Vanuatu, Mr Jeremy Bruer.

Later, the Governor-General received the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Mr Mick Gooda.

In the evening, the Governor-General and Mr Bryce hosted an investiture dinner. Guests included: the Honourable Peter Beattie AC and Dr Heather Beattie; the Honourable Justice Virginia Bell AC; the Honourable Chief Justice Diana Bryant AO and the Honourable Justice Mary Finn; Dr Thomas Calma AO and Mrs Heather Calma; Dr Owen Denmead AO and Mrs Rosemary Denmead; Professor the Honourable Gareth Evans AC QC and Professor Merran Evans; Professor Ian Frazer AC and Mrs Caroline Frazer; Dr Anne Gallagher AO and Mr Cees de Rover; Vice Admiral Ray Griggs AO CSC RAN and Mrs Kerrie Griggs; the Honourable Dr John Herron AO and Mrs Jan Herron; the Honourable Robert Hill AC and Mrs Diana Hill; Professor Stephen Hopper AC and Mrs Christine Hopper; the Honourable Joan Kirner AC and Mr Ron Kirner; Dr Robert Lee AO and Ms Sue Burdekin; the Honourable Chief Justice Wayne Martin AC and Mrs Margie Martin; Mrs Daphne Pirie AO MBE and Mr Mick Pirie; Mr Stephen Sedgwick AO and Mrs Pauline Sedgwick; Mr Peter Stephens; Dr Phillip Tahmindjis AM; Mr Phillip Toyne AO and Ms Molly Harriss Olson; and Professor Ian Young AO and Mrs Heather Young.